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Prof. Ricky LEE Shi-Wei received the prestigious award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Prof. Charles NG Wang-Wai has won the second-class honor of the 2020 Natural Science Award from the State Council.

Prof. Rhea LIEM's career is one that has been forged in adversity. A convergence of crises, both familial and societal, led to her making decisive career choices at a young age. “My life was turned upside down, but actually in a good way," says Prof. Liem, Assistant Professor of Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, who recently won the University Grants Committee (UGC) Teaching Award 2021 under the category of Early Career Faculty Members.

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Jockey Club Global Graduate Tower Opens with Award-winning Sustainable Features.

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Five distinguished persons were conferred the title of Honorary Fellow of HKUST in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the University and society.

It is a common perception that waters close to population would be more polluted than those offshore or at higher latitudes.  However, researchers from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) found that the ratio between two common microalgae diatom and dinoflagellate (dino) – a common benchmark of water quality, has been nearly doubled in the Pearl River Estuary (PRE), one of the world’s most urbanized subtropical coastal waters, over the past two decades.